Icelandic Chickens

[Happy Chooks]

I have a total of five new Icelandic chicks! The last one hatched under my broody last night, so now she has two chicks. I've got one dark chipmunk, three medium chipmunks, and a blondie, all totaled. Hooray!

Congrats!

 

[Jake Levi]

You have to love the variety!

Variety is what kept the breed alive for a thousand years in a harsh environment.

Jake

 

[Jake Levi]

Anymore new chicks?

We are still in the year without a summer here in northern MI, not a single tomato yet, and getting time for it to really start cooling off.

I have some eggs in the incubator, they will have to be inside for quite awhile and then to the enclosed brooder pen when they move outside.

 

[Myrth]

Myrth you and Mary are neighbors !!

In the same state !

Do you have a chicken house now?

Are you looking for chickens, chicks or eggs?

Incubating is fun, and watching the chicks hatch is even more fun.

Life is good, and better with Icelandic Chickens !

I have a chicken house and run. I need to do a little work on it before I get my chickens. It is solid, but was set up for meat birds by the former owner. I need to clean and disinfect it, build perches, and add electrical outlets for things like water heaters. Clearly they didn't over winter birds. I was hoping to find chicks or adult birds. Many years ago I had an incubator, but if I buy hatching eggs I will have to invest in a new incubator. I am thrilled to learn that there are others in Illinois already raising Icelandic chickens. Where is Mary? I emailed Lyle Behl, who is also in Illinois, but have not heard back. I am a bit surprised that I have not found a breed association for Icelandic chickens in the USA so far. I even checked with the American Livestock Breeds Conservancy and did not find one. Having a breed association is necessary for the breed to move out of the study category. Is an association in the works?

 

[Happy Chooks]

You can find Mary here:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/690271/stellas-social-club/8800_50#post_11846904

 

[karimw]

I have a chicken house and run. I need to do a little work on it before I get my chickens. It is solid, but was set up for meat birds by the former owner. I need to clean and disinfect it, build perches, and add electrical outlets for things like water heaters. Clearly they didn't over winter birds.

I was hoping to find chicks or adult birds. Many years ago I had an incubator, but if I buy hatching eggs I will have to invest in a new incubator.

I am thrilled to learn that there are others in Illinois already raising Icelandic chickens. Where is Mary? I emailed Lyle Behl, who is also in Illinois, but have not heard back.

I am a bit surprised that I have not found a breed association for Icelandic chickens in the USA so far. I even checked with the American Livestock Breeds Conservancy and did not find one. Having a breed association is necessary for the breed to move out of the study category. Is an association in the works?

NotAFarm is also Mary and probably the one you are looking for as far as an Illinois Breeder. My older girls are from her flock. Just love them!

 

[Happy Chooks]

Yes, NotAFarm is Mary too. She would certainly be closer to you.

 

[NotAFarm]

Myrth, I am know here on the Icelandic thread as "The Other Mary". Mary O, BYCer The Sheriff, is the originator of this thread and the source from which many of us got our treasured Icelandic chickens. I took to signing my posts "The Other Mary" to keep us straight....and changed my previous "Later," to "Seinna," which Sigrid told would be the Icelandic equivalent. If you read this whole thread, you might see me referred to as NAF (NotAFarm) or TOM (The Other Mary) on occasion, too.

I'll answer to most anything!

I pass near you when I go down to Kentucky to see my two sons and grandsons. I'll PM you and maybe we can work out a "hand-off".

I do not know of an association here in the U.S., only that one exists in Iceland. The ALBC has just added Icelandics to their list so I don't think it will be long before an association is formed.

 

[Myrth]

LOL thanks for the explanation. I would never have pieced that together. A handoff would be great!!

 

[NotAFarm]

Anymore new chicks?

Yep.........Eyja hatched the single egg I gave her from Fjola x Falki. It is a cutie!!

(Kelly, don't burst my bubble.....just say it is too young to sex....)

Ooops......forgot I have to switch to Chrome to post a pic.......be right back to edit......

Here is the grumpy momma.....



Here she is with her little one.....




Here is the new arrival.....